Improvement in chair-seats



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

CHARLES BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPRovEMENT'lN CHAIR-SEATS.

Specication forming 'part of Letters Patent No. 175,657, dated April 4, 1876; application filed April 10, 1875.

.part of this specilication.

My invention consists in ai'ahric for the seats and backs of chairs, and for other purposes, composed of paper, wire-cloth, and Woven fibrous material, in combination, whereby a cheap, strong, and durable article is produced.

In the accompanying drawing, 'Figure l is a top View of a chair-seat constructed according to my invention. ofthe same.

A represents the paper; B, the wire-cloth; and (.l, the Woven fibrous material. The inner sides of the paper and the fibrous material are coated with glue and then placed together, with the wire-cloth between them, and the three layers are submitted to pressure suicient to press the woven fibrous material through the interstices of the wire and cause it to adhere to the paper.

The materials thus combined form a fabric which possesses several advantages when used for the seats and backs of chairs, and for similar purposes. It is made at comparatively Fig. 2 is a sectional view slight cost,vas the materials are cheap; the

wire-cloth gives it great strength, and yet is 'l sufficiently flexible; the woven ibrous material protects the wire-cloth from corrosion, and, with the glue, causes the layers to adhere tenaciously and lirmly, and gives the requisite stiffness to the fabric.

The paper may be of any suitable description, preference being given to that of a thick tough character. rlhe Woven fibrous material may be cloth made from wool, cotton, hemp, ax, or any other suitable animal or vegetable fibrous substance. The paper occupies the upper or exposed surface, and may be varnished or painted torender it impervious to atmospheric iniiuences.

Vhen used for chair seats or backs the tab- 

